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Rob Nugen9min

Rob Nugen

00:02

How did this book get its name? I came to Japan in 2003 On leaving Texas on Collins birthday and

Rob Nugen

00:27

before I came to Japan, though I decided I should see my own country first and drove I think 5000 miles from Texas basically through Arkansas, Louisiana. Can turkey or watches First Tennessee, Kentucky for Jigna West Virginia. Up and over Ohio, Illinois Missouri, Oklahoma, back down in Texas. And then from Texas to out west to New Mexico, Arizona, California. Or again and then back down same same country or same states, California, Arizona, New Mexico and back. I was in a huge rush and I had no money and so it didn't really get my Santa self a chance to chill out. I saw hot springs in Arkansas and it was okay. But I for example did not go to Sandusky, Ohio. Park I drove right by Cedar Point and didn't go it was closed. But why didn't I chill out for a day? Why didn't I just park at the gate you know I I didn't really have the resources or hadn't really planned and it was all kind of go by you trying to get to the next location I did stay a few places and you know keep it PG here. And

Rob Nugen

02:57

those were just things that happen to be possible places that that we're welcoming people who are welcoming and I'm forever grateful

Rob Nugen

03:21

I wasn't welcoming to myself. I didn't have my I didn't have enough resources. I stopped by Maggie's mom's house just because I know Maggie, my best friend from university. I knew her very well. I knew of her mom. Very well, had never met her mom. And I basically showed up and had to borrow money from her to fix my bicycle, which had been damaged with a car bumping me from behind bent the wheel vent the disc brake was like $100 worth of damage because a disc brake itself was like 80 bucks or something to replace it her mom called the bike shop and say how much is it to fix a wheel and they said $20 She didn't know to ask about the disc brake as well. So she called her daughter like, Hey, this guy stole money from me just letting you know. Hard you know he was so I don't know what she said. But yeah, it's really something that troubles well. I felt bad when I realized what had happened. And foolish they hadn't. There's so many different ways to look at it. I didn't have the money. And here's the point kind of I assumed she would have the money and that was a poor assumption. Out of poor not but it was potentially not correct. A presumptuous assumption.

Rob Nugen

05:58

So I want to expand this chapter a bit more. But ironically, I have a call in a few minutes and

Rob Nugen

06:18

yeah, I'd like to have a copy of the call coming up because we're gonna share some stories. I wonder if we can use Zoom

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